Presenter Information

Poster Presentation Information

• Monday, 29 March - deadline to upload presentation for e-publishing by Elsevier
• Thursday, 1 April - E-posters open for viewing
• Poster panels are .94m wide by 2.39m tall.
• Recommended poster size is .90m wide by 1.20m tall.
• Posters will be secured to panels with double adhesive tape.  Presenters are encouraged to bring additional double-sided adhesive.  Tacks or pins are not permitted. 

Oral Presentation Information

• If presentation slides are used, ACCME Guidelines require the first slide to be the disclosure slide.  If you did not receive the disclosure slide templates, please contact Lyn Hopmayer in the SIRS Executive Office at Lhopmayer@schizophreniaresearchsociety.org.   Company or University logos are not permitted on any slides.
• Rapporteurs will be assigned to all oral sessions to write a summary report of the session to be published by The Journal.  All sessions will be reviewed by a Rapporteur unless notification is received by the Executive Office.  If you do not wish your session to be summarized, please contact Lyn Hopmayer in the SIRS Executive Office.

Abstract Submission/Management Process for SIRS

The meeting will take place 10 - 14 April 2010, in Florence, Italy. 

There are three types of program proposals that can be accepted: 

1. Symposia – Abstract submission is CLOSED.
2. Independent Oral Presentations – Abstract submission – 1 presenter, but may have multiple authors.  The presentations will be 10 minutes with another 5 minutes for discussion.   When submitting an oral presentation, submitters will be given the opportunity to elect that the presentation, if not accepted, can be presented as a poster.  DEADLINE for Submissions – MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER - CLOSED
3. Poster – Abstract submission – 1 presenter, but may have multiple authors.  DEADLINE for Submissions – MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER - CLOSED.  PLEASE NOTE:  Poster sessions will not be CME Accredited.

All symposia, oral presentations and posters will be reviewed by a Program Committee. 

The Organizing Committee has determined the below categories for submission: 

1. Adverse Events
2. Animal Models
3. Brain Imaging
        a. structural
        b. functional
        c. spectroscopy
4. Children and adolescents
5. Diagnostic Issues
6. Electrophysiology
7. Epidemiology
8. Ethical Issues
9. Genetics
10. Health Economics
11. Neurobiology and neurochemistry
12. Neurodevelopment
13. Neuropathology
14. Neurophysiology
15. Neuropsychology 
16. Non-pharmacological treatments
17. Outcome
18. Psychosocial Functioning
19. Phenomenology
20. Psychopharmacology
21. Quality of Life
22. Services Research
23. Substance abuse co-morbidity
24. Other

Symposium Guidelines

• At the time of submission, the chair must submit his/her disclosures.  Disclosures for all other presenters will be required once the symposium is accepted.
• A symposium is a moderately formal 2 hour session that includes 4 presenters and 1 discussant.
• Symposium proposals must include both the overall panel proposal, as well as the individual presenter abstracts. The panel chair is responsible for submitting the overall summary and each presenter’s individual presentation abstract. 
• Each of the 4 presentations lasts 25 minutes which allows for a 20-minute presentation and 5-minute discussion period.
• One discussant per symposium is required. The discussant cannot also be a presenter. This individual will lead the discussion with panelists and attendees the last 20 minutes of the symposium. NO formal presentation, slides, or other audio visuals are allowed for discussants; this rule will be strictly enforced.
• Symposium sessions will be scheduled with the assumption that all speakers agree to be available on all days of the Congress.
• Symposium participants should be from various institutions (preferably from different countries) so the Congress attendees get the benefit of cross-institutional collaboration. Proposals that have participants from only one institution should include a justification as to why this is necessary for the proposal.
• There is a limit of 3200 characters for the overall abstract and 3200 characters for each speaker abstract. There is a limit of 200 characters for the title.  No images will be accepted.  
• Audiovisual equipment available for every symposium: laptop, LCD projector, laser pointer, podium, and microphone.

Oral Presentation Guidelines

• Oral Presentation abstracts should be structured as: Background, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Include as much actual data as possible.
• Oral Presentations will last 10 minutes with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. 
• There is a limit of 3200 characters, not counting spaces, for the text of your abstract submission.  No images will be accepted.
• The presenter will be required to submit a COI.
• Submitters will be given the opportunity in the submission process to elect that if the oral presentation is not accepted, then the abstract will be considered for poster presentation. 

Poster Guidelines

• Poster abstracts should be structured as Background, Methods, Results, and Discussion.  Include as much data as possible.
• There is a limit of 3200 characters, not counting spaces, for the text of your abstract submission.  No images will be accepted. 
• The presenter will be required to submit a COI. 
• Poster boards are .94 meters wide by 2.39 meters tall.  Double-sided adhesive must be used to secure posters to poster panels.